Management Committee

NLDRURS Ltd. is run by a management committee. The committee is elected from all members at an AGM. The current committee is serving from June 2025-June 2026. In most cases, the Committee member is supported by a sub-committee. Members are encouraged to volunteer for a sub-committee to help with the running of the organisation.

To contact a member of the committee, please email committee@nldrefs.com.

Annette Zhao
YMO Officer
Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Dave Stewart
Secretary
James ‘Fish’ Fisher
Committee Chair
Match Official Development Officer
Safeguarding Officer
John Bradwell
President
Mark ‘Spike’ Sheldon
Chair of Appointments
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Mike Gray
Information & Communications Officer
Nick Christodoulou
Treasurer
Richard Bunn
Disciplinary Secretary
Vacant
Membership Services Officer
Joseph Sanders
Data Manager

NLD Refs Mission and Strategic Objectives

“1 – Deliver a fair, safe and inclusive match official provision for community rugby union in Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire for all.
2 – Provide a pathway for all match officials and match official developers with potential, to access higher levels of rugby union.”

NLD Refs Mission

Our mission informs our Strategic Objectives:

  • To work towards growing the number of active referees within NLD Refs by 50 by 2025 through a more targeted approach of face to face, social media and website recruitment practices.
  • To demonstrate inclusion and diversity practices and behaviours within NLD Refs as well as outward facing towards Schools, Universities and Clubs in order to enrich lives and to introduce more people to rugby officiating across NLD to protect the future resource needs of existing and new stakeholders.
  • To invest in affordable and value creating technical solutions to drive improved membership benefits and engagement as well as improved accessibility for current stakeholders and new referees.
  • To provide a training and development culture and programme across NLD Refs to support and sustain referee career progression and performance based on individual members competencies and ambitions.

The Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire Rugby Union Referees Society is incorporated as a private limited company under the Companies Act (2006) with No. 11808169. Our articles of association can be found here, with further details available from Companies House.

The management committee elect representatives from amongst themselves to serve as company directors and appoint one company secretary. For 2025/26 they are:

Company Directors: John Bradwell, James Fisher

Company Secretary: Dave Stewart

In some cases the Managament Committee is supported by a sub-committee. The terms of reference for each sub-committee can be found here.